“We really started clicking early,” Bortles said. “We really kinda played the way we practiced. We were able to move the ball well, and we just had to stay away from self-inflicted penalties.”

Bortles also extended praise to UCF’s coaching staff for the offense’s preparedness.

“They played pretty much exactly the way we had prepared for two-and-a-half weeks,” Bortles said of the Baylor ‘D.’ “For the most part we were ready for everything they brought, and that speaks to the preparation of this team and these coaches.”